The Last Judgment (1961 film)
1961 Italian film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Il giudizio universale" redirects here. For the painting by Michelangelo, see The Last Judgment (Michelangelo).
The Last Judgment (Italian: Il giudizio universale) is a 1961 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It was coproduced with France.
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Directed by | Vittorio De Sica |
Written by | Cesare Zavattini |
Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis |
Starring | Alberto Sordi Nino Manfredi Vittorio Gassman Jack Palance Ernest Borgnine Paolo Stoppa Fernandel |
Cinematography | Gábor Pogány |
Music by | Alessandro Cicognini |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
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It has an all-star Italian and international cast, including Americans Jack Palance, Ernest Borgnine; Greek Melina Mercouri and French Fernandel, Anouk Aimée and Lino Ventura.
The film was a huge flop, massacred by critics and audiences when it was released. It was filmed in black and white, but the last sequence, the dance at theatre, is in color.